Schools in Zip Code 62849

Zip code 62849 has one listed school, Iuka Community Cons School, an elementary school serving prekindergarten through grade 8 with 231 students. There are no other listed schools to compare, so the most useful benchmarks are Illinois results and differences among grades. Most importantly, in 2025–26, Iuka Community Cons School scored above the state in both all-grades ELA—74% versus 56%, a 17-point lead—and mathematics—58% versus 40%, a 19-point lead.

Within the school, fourth-grade mathematics is a standout: 90% of students were proficient, compared with 42% statewide, a 48-point advantage. Eighth-grade science is the main counterpoint: 48% were proficient, versus 52% statewide, a 4-point shortfall. SchoolDigger ranks Iuka Community Cons School 268th of 1,737 schools, in the 85th percentile, and gives it 4 stars. These rankings and stars are SchoolDigger ratings, not state test results.

All-grades scores declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while state results rose, narrowing the school’s lead: ELA fell 3 points as the state rose 3, reducing the advantage by 6 points; math fell 4 points as the state rose 1, reducing the advantage by 5 points. Science also varied by grade: fifth-grade proficiency rose from 64% to 68%, remaining above the state, while eighth-grade results fell from 57% to 48% and shifted from 12 points above the state to 4 points below. In 2025–26, chronic absenteeism was 9%, compared with 24% statewide. For 2024–25, the student–teacher ratio was 14.9 and 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Because only one school is listed, these figures cannot establish how its measures compare with other local schools.